SORTIE REPORT #11766
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑31 301 920 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501 .
Tertiary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Halle, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6909 ⇗ 546th BK*H not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wilson, Robert L⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot White, Clinton Gregory⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schempp, George Christian⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Poulsen, Leonard Irvin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Smith, George B, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Krug, John C, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Belcher, Marvin Alford⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Nighswonger, Clyde Eldon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wehner, Charles Jacob⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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